[Salon] How do Americans feel about Zionism, antisemitism, and Israel

[Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>]

Two related issues have entered the US public debate in summer of 2023, especially after the rise of a far-right Israeli government that President Joe Biden called “one of the most extreme” he has seen. The first is the debate about whether a two-state solution is still possible, and if not, how to define the territories from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. The second is a debate about what constitutes antisemitism, especially after the Biden administration took important steps to fight increasing antisemitism. These debates have touched on whether or not antisemitism includes opposition to Zionism and Israeli policies. In the latest University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll with Ipsos, we sought to probe American public views on these issues.

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